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1956 East Pacific hurricane season

The 1956 East Pacific season had 11 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 7 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 18, 1956 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 1, 1956 East Pacific, at 85 mph (140 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 47.9.

Storms
11
Hurricanes
7
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
47.9
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed hurricane 1, 1956 East PacificMay 18 – May 1985 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 2, 1956 East PacificMay 30 – Jun 350 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed storm 3, 1956 East PacificJun 9 – Jun 10——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 4, 1956 East PacificJun 9 – Jun 1085 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1956 East PacificJun 12 – Jun 1485 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1956 East PacificJul 9 – Jul 1285 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1956 East PacificJul 14 – Jul 1650 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 8, 1956 East PacificAug 22 – Aug 2585 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 9, 1956 East PacificSep 3 – Sep 350 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed hurricane 10, 1956 East PacificSep 4 – Sep 685 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 11, 1956 East PacificSep 12 – Sep 1785 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 12, 1956 East PacificOct 16 – Oct 1850 mph—Tropical storm—